Skeletal growth of children from the Iron Age site at K2 (South Africa)
Article first published online: 6 DEC 1998 Cross-sectional growth data were obtained from the skeletal remains of children from the Iron Age site of K2 near the Limpopo River. Standard measurements of the diaphyseal lengths of the long bones from both limbs were recorded and compared to published sk...
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ftunivadelaidedl:oai:digital.library.adelaide.edu.au:2440/5308 2023-12-17T10:18:04+01:00 Skeletal growth of children from the Iron Age site at K2 (South Africa) Steyn, M. Henneberg, M. 1996 http://hdl.handle.net/2440/5308 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199607)100:3<389::AID-AJPA6>3.0.CO;2-P en eng Wiley-Liss American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 1996; 100(3):389-396 0002-9483 1096-8644 http://hdl.handle.net/2440/5308 doi:10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199607)100:3<389::AID-AJPA6>3.0.CO;2-P Henneberg, M. [0000-0003-1941-2286] © 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1096-8644(199607)100:3%3C389::aid-ajpa6%3E3.0.co;2-p community health allometry mapungubwe long bone Journal article 1996 ftunivadelaidedl https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199607)100:3<389::AID-AJPA6>3.0.CO;2-P10.1002/(sici)1096-8644(199607)100:3%3C389::aid-ajpa6%3E3.0.co;2-p 2023-11-20T23:32:46Z Article first published online: 6 DEC 1998 Cross-sectional growth data were obtained from the skeletal remains of children from the Iron Age site of K2 near the Limpopo River. Standard measurements of the diaphyseal lengths of the long bones from both limbs were recorded and compared to published skeletal data. For this purpose, data on Eskimo and Aleut skeletons, Libben skeletons, and skeletons from Indian Knoll and Altenerding were used. An attempt to study growth allometrically was made. K2 children were growing as well as children from these other groups. Comparison of data for K2 children with those on living South African "Cape Coloured" rural children, studied during the late 1980s, shows the similarity of growth of both groups. Maryna Steyn and Maciej Henneberg Article in Journal/Newspaper aleut eskimo* The University of Adelaide: Digital Library Indian |
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Article first published online: 6 DEC 1998 Cross-sectional growth data were obtained from the skeletal remains of children from the Iron Age site of K2 near the Limpopo River. Standard measurements of the diaphyseal lengths of the long bones from both limbs were recorded and compared to published skeletal data. For this purpose, data on Eskimo and Aleut skeletons, Libben skeletons, and skeletons from Indian Knoll and Altenerding were used. An attempt to study growth allometrically was made. K2 children were growing as well as children from these other groups. Comparison of data for K2 children with those on living South African "Cape Coloured" rural children, studied during the late 1980s, shows the similarity of growth of both groups. Maryna Steyn and Maciej Henneberg |
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Skeletal growth of children from the Iron Age site at K2 (South Africa) |
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Skeletal growth of children from the Iron Age site at K2 (South Africa) |
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American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 1996; 100(3):389-396 0002-9483 1096-8644 http://hdl.handle.net/2440/5308 doi:10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199607)100:3<389::AID-AJPA6>3.0.CO;2-P Henneberg, M. [0000-0003-1941-2286] |
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